The Mon-Wharf Trail, named after the Mon Wharf Parking Lot that occupies this awkward bit of waterfront that the Monongahela River periodically overwhelms, is a crucial link in the Washington DC to Pittsburgh Great Allegheny Passage. Here is an artist's depiction of what it's going to look like:

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Current status is:

The Mon-Wharf Trail is complete

On the south-east side, the switchback ramp is shovel-ready and fund-raising; there's a stairway people are using in the meanwhile

On the north-west side, there's an ersatz concrete path leading to Point State Park that's temporarily blocked by construction within the park

It's a great trail segment, it's a key part of the riverfront trail network that's all-but-complete into DC; it's on the cusp of greatness. And as the P-G article indicates, it seems like they've stopped maintaining it.

The trail was built with sustainability in mind; the design is flood-tolerant, as long as somebody comes out to use the provided systems to wash the silt/mud away after the river returns to normal levels.

As Spring begins, and we're seeing early travelers beginning to ride DC-Pittsburgh, it's really negligent to leave this key bit of trail in a dilapidated condition for want of a wash-down, and I really appreciate the P-G for shining some light on this.